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. 2008 Apr;23(3):201-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.12.003. Epub 2008 Mar 6.

Cortisol response to interpersonal stress in young adults with borderline personality disorder: a pilot study

Marc Walter  1 , Jean-François Bureau, Bjarne M Holmes, Eszter A Bertha, Michael Hollander, Joan Wheelis, Nancy Hall Brooks, Karlen Lyons-Ruth
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Cortisol response to interpersonal stress in young adults with borderline personality disorder: a pilot study

Marc Walter et al. Eur Psychiatry. 2008 Apr.

Abstract

Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation after stress was found to be associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Nine female BPD young adults and 12 control subjects were investigated for stress reactivity and recovery after an interpersonal conflict discussion with their mothers. BPD subjects showed a delayed cortisol response after psychosocial stress.

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Salivary cortisol levels of BPD subjects and healthy subjects before and after conflict discussion wilh their mothers.
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